PGHW is my favorite All Japan company. I enjoyed them in 2016 because your 4 pillars were basically being phased out due to a combination of age and their bodies being destroyed. I especially enjoy them when playing with the CornellVerse97 mod made by DerekB. Getting to take them less than a year after their inception with all the top defected talent + the 4 pillars that you get to mold practically from their debut is such a fun experience. You're basically booking the CV's version of mid 90s All Japan with Yoshimi as your future Mitsuharu Misawa. This is taken from the Cornellverse site as one of the top 10 matches in the history of the CV. #6: Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu vs Hito Ichihara & Koryusai Kitoaji (August 1997, PGHW) In 1997, PGHW had been in business for just one year, but had been building a good reputation for themselves, and were beginning to get in a position where they could challenge BHOTWG. Then PGHW owner Sadaharu Jimbo pulled off a risky move - he scheduled a PGHW show one day after a major BHOTWG event, and publically stated that they would put on a better quality show than their much bigger rivals. If they succeeded, it would be a massive boost for the smaller promotion, but if they failed then they would be in deep trouble. The show was headlined by this match, and so the pressure to put on a great match was immense. The match was held under standard tag team rules, and had an clear dynamic to it - Hoshino and Kunomasu were the young up-and-comers who were riding a wave of popularity and were attempting to become the new faces of the promotion, while Ichihara and Kitoaji were the legends, who were out to prove that they deserved their position as promotional figureheads. What followed was a match that is widely regarded as the finest pure wrestling match of all time, with career-best performances from all four men. Nobody backed down, and the entire match was wrestled with an intensity and spirit that epitmoised PGHW. After sixty minutes of awesome wrestling, a time limit draw was called, and all four men shook hands as a mark of respect. This incredible match topped off one of the finest pure wrestling shows ever produced, with every single match producing a fine encounter. Jimbo's promise was fulfilled, as PGHW blew away the BHOTWG show, which was no small feat given that the larger promotion put on an excellent night of entertainment themselves. This show sky-rocketed PGHW in popularity, and made them a serious threat to BHOTWG, a position them kept from that point onwards. Ichihara and Kitoaji both retired a few years later, rightly regarded as legends of the PGHW strong style of wrestling. Kunomasu left to pursue a career in the US, where he is a major player in DAVE's push to revolutionise the industry. Hoshino, who was only in his first year as a pro when this match happened, is still active to this day, and has remained with PGHW throughout, where he is one of the major players in the promotion. You go from Kitoaji and Ichihara into the Glory years, pun intended, with Yoshimi Mushashibo, Shuji Inukai, Mito Miwa and Nobuatsu Tatsuko as your 4 pillars. Then you still have Hoshino and Kunomasu, the latter you never lose if you start from 97 and keep him under contract from DaVE. In the modern sense, they're a bit of struggle. Kawashima is without a doubt the ace, but the pillars have all left and you really have to build your next stars. Kitoaji, Makiguchi and Jimbo are the guys on the cusp of being there with their low 30's/high 20s ages. However Jimbo is only 31 and he's already close to being in physical decline (body parts are all mid to low 70s) and the others are in fairly similar situations. It's hard to have long term talent with this roster given the product and given Burning Hammer's insane roster, it's definitely an uphill battle. But the main reason I don't enjoy them near as much in 2020 is just because the 4 pillars are all gone. Having played with them since 2013, it's a bit of a bummer seeing these all timers you've grown up with get aged out to the point of retirement.

@wrestleblake

10 ай бұрын

Sorry for the delay in response! This is awesome. I've always played PGHW more than any company in Japan, so it's fun to see where they are at. Thanks as always for the great feedback!

What works for me in touring companies is utilizing young lions. Have them be in tag team matches or singles matches against other members of your roster and be the fall guys, young lions aren't hurt by losses to non young lions. You can also have young lions wrestle against each other as well to fill out the card because touring shows are essentially b level tv shows they will not really hurt your pop if you have trash shows because they can be easily offset by your events.

@wrestleblake

Жыл бұрын

This is great insight. Really appreciate it!

The 100% match ratio is misleading. TEW will allow for a swing of 15% either way, so really it's 85%. The trick with Japan can be found further down the product settings. Keep angles short. No 25 minute show openings, just 2/3 minutes will do. Little interviews after each match maybe

@wrestleblake

Жыл бұрын

This is a great point. Not sure why I didn't mention that since I do this with the WWE save. Most of my shows are a 50/50 split when it's set at 65% matches.

Oooooh i may mess around with this promotion. This looks super fun

@conn6828

Жыл бұрын

I'm years deep they're a super fun company

@wrestleblake

Жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorites thus far. Maybe it'll be the choice for the CVerse series!

@conn6828

Жыл бұрын

​@@wrestleblake I'd definitely recommend. The ring style and schedule along with the roster makes it a very enjoyable save and it's fun to build the people like kitoguchi who are just below the main event level

@chriscarnage9467

11 ай бұрын

PGHW is probably the best pure work rate promotion. They were more fun in 2016 because all 4 of their pillars were still active, even if a little worse for wear. The CV97 mod would be a great place to start with PGHW. They were formed in 1996, so playing with the 97 mod you basically get to take them from the GCG and BHOTWG exoduses that basically formed the main event scene of the roster and build up what became the 4 pillars. Yoshimi specifically has it mentioned in his bio (in CV97) that's he set to take the torch from Jeremy Stone as best technical wrestler in the world and he's early 20's. You essentially have mid 90's All Japan at your fingertips just printing the best wrestling the world has ever seen on the back on 5 star classics on a monthly basis.